Summary:
ZIP 97202 in Portland is home to six schools — four elementary, one middle, and one high school — serving about 3,373 students across Portland School District 1J, which ranks 12th of 141 Oregon districts (91st percentile, 5 stars). Five of the six schools earn five stars statewide, making this one of the stronger school clusters in the state; only Grout Elementary falls below that mark.
Winterhaven School is the academic standout, ranked #1 of 709 elementary schools (100th percentile) with 86.5% ELA, 88.2% math, and 77.0% science proficiency, plus 3rd- and 4th-grade math at at least 95%. Duniway Elementary School (#20 of 709) and Llewellyn Elementary School (#35 of 709) are also five-star elementary options, and Sellwood Middle School ranks #8 of 371 middle schools with 77.9% ELA and 71.2% math. Cleveland High School is the only high school here, graduating 88.0% of students — above district and state rates — with 11th-grade results above district averages in all three subjects.
Grout Elementary School is the clear outlier: 3 stars, ranked #306 of 709 (down from #133 the prior year), with 44.4% ELA, 40.4% math, and 34.4% science — a roughly 48-point math gap versus Winterhaven. Grout also has the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism (35.1%), highest per-student spending ($25,946), and lowest student-teacher ratio (15.1), showing that resources and class size don't automatically translate into results. Absenteeism generally tracks performance: Winterhaven and Duniway tie for the lowest at 12.1%, while Cleveland is the exception, with 34.4% absenteeism alongside strong high school outcomes.
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